The enduring tyranny of oil
War, inflation, geopolitical rivalry, and soaring world temperatures.
Eight states and DC commit to electrifying trucks and buses to reduce carbon footprint,...
"Zero-emission trucks and buses are better for the environment and health, while reducing fueling and maintenance costs."
Warnings of ‘irreversible’ damage from Trump order to ravage Alaskan wilderness for corporate profits
Conservationists and local tribes that oppose the project argue that it’s misleading to view it as a road-building project.
Oregon again a battlefield for fracked gas pipeline and Jordan Cove LNG terminal
“The bottom line is we want to stop the project, so whatever tools are available to do that — so I’m not ruling out anything.”
Risk assessment: Thoughts on ‘a climate security plan for America’
“A Climate Security Plan for America”, if it had been covered by the press, could actually make a difference in changing the minds of some in the political center more inclined to believe the U.S. military than scientists or activist groups.
Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks to clean water...
Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
Offshore oil well leaked for months, public kept in dark for a year
“There's absolutely no justification for continuing to keep the company involved or the location of the oil spill a secret.”
“No winners on a dead Earth”: Why we need a climate leader in 2020
We know that election year 2020 is important, but we have scarcely begun to grasp the epic depth of what we must...
No Denying It, Climate Change Is Happening Now
The level of denial is simply appalling. It appears increasingly unlikely that humanity will prove capable of confronting and addressing the self-destructive climate-change catastrophe that it has created.